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As Thailand approves same-sex marriage, a couple celebrates feeling freed

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Forex   来源:Housing  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:The Starship test involved coordination with authorities in the United Kingdom, the British-controlled Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, Mexico and Cuba, according to the AFP news agency.

The Starship test involved coordination with authorities in the United Kingdom, the British-controlled Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, Mexico and Cuba, according to the AFP news agency.

The next morning, a prisoner shuffled into an office in an SDF military compound in Hasakah, northeast Syria, handcuffed and with a hood made from sacking material over his head.He was tall and walked with a limp, and the legs of his stained brown jumpsuit were rolled up, revealing scars down his shin.

As Thailand approves same-sex marriage, a couple celebrates feeling freed

A guard removed the bag from the prisoner's head, and he squinted in the light as he was told to sit down on a blue and beige sofa.Al Jazeera had asked to meet Damaal, but it was neither possible to raise the issue at that moment nor to appear too curious about him.As the guard unbound his hands, the prisoner introduced himself as Erik*, a 34-year-old Swedish bus driver who had travelled to join ISIL in 2014.

As Thailand approves same-sex marriage, a couple celebrates feeling freed

Erik’s face had been badly injured, and he was blind in his right eye, a result, he said, of an air strike on his former home in Raqqa.He appeared older than his age, and his hair had begun to grey - something he attributed to being separated from his wife and daughter, who had been repatriated to Sweden after stints in al-Hol and Roj.

As Thailand approves same-sex marriage, a couple celebrates feeling freed

He was calm, however, and happy to answer questions, volunteering that the cramped conditions in the prison had improved with the recent installation of air conditioning.

Then he brought up Damaal, whom he said he knew well. They had lived together in Baghouz in early 2019.The two countries announced a ceasefire on May 10.

Turkiye faces backlash in IndiaTurkiye and Pakistan have long had close economic and military links.

In February, Erdogan visited Islamabad, during which the two countries signed 24 cooperation agreements to bolster bilateral ties.In a sign of India’s displeasure with Ankara, India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesperson last week said that “relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns”.

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